CO2101 - Management Accounting 1

Credit points:	03
Year:	2007
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	Discipline of Accounting & Finance

The concepts and techniques relevant to providing accounting and related data for management planning, control and decision making.

Learning Outcomes

• describe, evaluate and demonstrate the technical skills necessary to problem solve in the areas of product costing; cost behaviour; cost volume profit analysis; budgeting; and performance analysis;
• explain the uses and limitations of cost data for planning operations; controlling activities; and decision making.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to calculate, produce, interpret and communicate numerical information;
• The ability to select and use appropriate IT tools;
• The ability to access and employ online technologies effectively;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to use a variety of media and methods to retrieve, analyse, evaluate, organise and present information;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner;
• A commitment to lifelong learning and intellectual development.

Prerequisites:

CO1002 or CO1101

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 30-Mar-2007
Coord/Lect:	Mr Rafiuddin Ahmed.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials 12 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); other exams (20%); assignments (20%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 30-Mar-2007
Coord/Lect:	Dr Chris Durden.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials 12 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); other exams (20%); assignments (20%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23
Census Date 14-Dec-2007
Coord/Lect:	Mr Rafiuddin Ahmed.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials 12 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); other exams (20%); assignments (20%).

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